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With Michigan hosting Notre Dame on Saturday at Michigan Stadium, the Free Press sought out an expert on the Fighting Irish to provide some insight. Brian Hamilton is the Notre Dame beat writer for the Chicago Tribune and answered a few questions for us:

Freep: How much mental and emotional carryover is there from the BCS title game appearance? Do the Irish reference it often?

Hamilton: Notre Dame, at least publicly, toes the party line of gaining confidence from knowing it can put together a championship-level run ... but also wanting to let the past be the past. I think the carryover remains to ...